The Beatnigs (Selff-Titled) LP + Television 12" both 1st Press Vinyl Bundle
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The Beatnigs (Selff-Titled) LP + Television 12" both 1st Press Vinyl Bundle Condition is Used
FREE FOR UK - Will Post Worldwide, but only International Tracked & Signed - I’ve put 25 Pounds as a benchmark price Worldwide - But contact me first before paying to let me know where you are in the world and I will work out a price for you and change the price accordingly.
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VINYL = VG+/EX Record surfaces may show some signs of slight wear, but they don't affect the listening experience and are of a cosmetic nature only. I have cleaned and play-tested both records and they play really well and still sound great!
SLEEVE = VG+
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS AS PART OF DESCRIPTION
I'm selling a lot of my vinyl and CD collection, because the kids are getting bigger and the house is getting smaller! Basically, it was either the kids or the records, sadly the coin came down tails...Thanks for looking!
ONLINE REVIEW
SELF-TITLED:
Radical politics and even more radical musical ideas come together on the Beatnigs' 1988 debut. Crediting all five members with "industrial percussion" -- i.e. circular saws, tire rims, chains and buzzers -- the Beatnigs' trademark sound is a collage of tape edits, TV clips, samples and voices which congeals to touch base with traditional musical styles like rock, rap, funk, dub and jazz. The band's lyrical targets are as wide-ranging, taking on racism, television, poverty, and the CIA.
TELEVISION
Most people are no doubt more familiar with the version by The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Franti and Tse's project after departing from The Beatnigs. I've always preferred The Beatnigs' version, partly because it has more of a jackhammer quality, seemingly trying to flatten the offending appliance out of all recognition. The lyrics definitely pack a punch, and are frequently funny, though the delivery is more aggressive, even ill-tempered at times. The main flaw here is, as is so often the case, that the two extra mixes of "Television" just don't add anything to the song at all. Messers Sherwood, Clail and Stewart may have their merits, but not in this context. "Jazzy Beats" does not live up to its name. Still, having zapped through the fifteen channels I have at my disposal and found nothing that didn't threaten to infect me with extreme idiocy, twenty-one years on, "Television" remains as true as ever - in spirit, even as the historical references have dated.
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